Bears-Lions Capsule

CHICAGO (3-0) at DETROIT (2-1)

1 p.m. EDT, FOX

OPENING LINE — Lions by 2

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Chicago 1-1-1, Detroit 2-1

SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 96-65-5

LAST MEETING — Bears beat Lions 26-24, Dec. 30, 2012

LAST WEEK — Bears beat Steelers 40-23; Lions beat Redskins 27-20

AP PRO32 RANKING — Bears No. 3, Lions No. 15.

BEARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (17), PASS (21)

BEARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (8), PASS (24)

LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (26), PASS (2)

LIONS DEFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (15), PASS (18)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Chicago has won three straight and nine of 10 in series. ... Bears QB Jay Cutler is 7-1 against Lions with 12 TD passes, one INT and plus-100 rating. ... Chicago RB Matt Forte is averaging 119.9 yards of offense against Detroit and has scored eight times in 10 games. ... Bears TE Martellus Bennett has three TDs in first three games with his new team after scoring career-high five times last year for Giants. ... Chicago scored two TDs on defense last week against Pittsburgh on Major Wright's INT return and Julius Peppers' fumble return, giving Bears NFL-high 12 scores on defense since 2012. ... Bears CB Charles Tillman has five interceptions against Lions, returning three for scores. ... Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 1,020 yards passing, ranking fourth in the NFL, with six TDs with two INTs. ... Detroit RB Reggie Bush said Wednesday there was no doubt he would play, week after being inactive at Washington with banged-up left knee. ... Lions WR Calvin Johnson, with 505 receptions for 8,104 yards in 95 career games, Randy Moss and Torry Holt are only players in league history to have at least 500 receptions for more than 8,000 yards in less than 100 games. ... Lions DE Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, No. 5 pick in draft, had two sacks last week and leads all rookies with 2 ½ sacks. ... Detroit LB DeAndre Levy leads NFC with two INTs, tied with Tillman and four others.

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